The woeful tune echoed against the walls and into little Marie's heart. Marie gave in to the music and listened to the melody as it entranced her: bone by bone. With the fascinations of a wise woman thrice her age, Marie listened to every beat and note as if they were the last she would ever hear.

I wish I would've told you how much I wished to tell you

about myself.

I wish I would've asked you more questions,

wondered more about your past and your loves.

I wish I could stomach the foods we used to eat together,

the chocolate cake we shared every Thursday.

Wishes haven't yet freed me from the pain of two years

but I know your own flutter next to mine.

And each time I'm able to share a piece of cake,

my thoughts will always shift to you.

Uncover new pages in a book:

tingle of a new beginning.

For a life different,

I open a new book.

Lying next to a heartbeat that beats for you

is uncomparable.

Morning kisses and

guilt that holds no cure.

It wasn’t perfect and

the pain outlived the feeble

amount of pleasure.

But the company was kind.

Tummy ache

Broken Toe

Bullying

"Ugly-Looking

"thingamabob"

Satire

Sadness

Worry

Obsession

Depress

i

o

n

Sunken.

Broken.

Alone.

Lonely.

Alone.

Alone

Alone

Alone

Alone

Alone

Dreams can change

I did not realize how much this challenge would make me think.

I'm tired.

Tired of throwing away my everythings for a lowly amount of nothings.

I stand in front of the Abyss,

the large hole of nothing that holds all my somethings.

A few years back I tossed my friendships-

my loves

my bondings that were once so tight

I tossed them into the Abyss.

Last year, I threw away my childhood dreams of singing

acting

dancing

I was never good enough anyway.

The year before that, I chucked

my memories of joy.

Those were harder to throw away

But the Abyss was so tempting

So convincing

Today, I linger at the opening,

afraid to heave a bundle again.

Yet in the end,

I throw myself into the Abyss.